Communication from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the Nowe Miasteczko region
Date: 2015-02-12
Institutions: Poland
Subjects: Lower Silesia province, Lubus province, Poland, extraction of oil, natural gas, oilfield, petroleum exploration








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12.2.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 49/3





Communication from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the Nowe Miasteczko region
(2015/C 49/04)
The procedure concerns the granting of concessions for the prospection or exploration of oil and natural gas deposits in the Nowe Miasteczko area, Lubuskie and Dolnośląskie provinces:








Name


Block No


1992 coordinate system




X


Y




Nowe Miasteczko


parts of concession blocks Nos 263, 264, 265, 266, 285, 286


414 280


287 119




417 898


289 574




419 770


289 102




419 888


291 402




421 141


292 067




422 582


292 996




425 359


289 556




425 331


289 746




424 527


295 249




422 873


297 493




421 022


299 425




420 302


300 519




419 334


301 683




418 508


302 670




418 472


303 595




416 636


304 924




416 138


305 519




412 013


304 756




410 126


306 553




406 565


303 958




402 907


309 420




402 110


310 571




400 209


313 101




398 576


315 242




391 844


311 121




386 838


321 107




391 616


325 000




395 359


325 000




396 885


323 685




405 698


323 604




405 852


328 145




407 862


328 116




409 516


326 504




410 199


326 528




431 646


292 692




435 976


287 111




437 275


258 368




437 241


252 803




435 394


251 890




423 805


268 782




421 172


279 063




419 072


284 458




416 832


285 077




Applications must cover the same area.
Concession applications must be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment no later than 12:00 noon (CET/CEST) on the last day of the 180-day period commencing on the day following the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Applications received will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:






(a)


the technology proposed for the work (40 %);










(b)


the technical and financial capacities of the applicant (50 %);










(c)


the fee proposed for the establishment of mining usufruct rights (10 %).




The minimum fee for the establishment of mining usufruct rights for the Nowe Miasteczko area is:






1.


for the prospection of oil and natural gas deposits:






—


during a three-year base period: PLN 114 066,12 per year;










—


for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 136 879,34 per year;










—


for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 159 692,57 per year;














2.


for the exploration of oil and natural gas deposits:






—


during a three-year base period: PLN 228 132,24 per year;










—


for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 273 758,69 per year;










—


for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 319 385,14 per year;














3.


for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits:






—


during a five-year base period: PLN 228 132,24 per year;










—


for the sixth, seventh and eighth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 273 758,69 per year;










—


for the ninth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 319 385,14 per year.








The application evaluation procedure will be completed within a period of six months after the deadline for submitting applications expires. Applicants will receive written notification of the outcome of the procedure.
Applications must be drawn up in Polish.
The licensing authority will grant concessions for the prospection or exploration of oil and natural gas deposits to the successful applicant after taking account of the opinion of the relevant authorities, and will conclude a mining usufruct contract with it.
In order to be able to carry out activity involving the prospection or exploration of hydrocarbon deposits in Poland, an operator must hold both mining usufruct rights and a concession.
Applications should be sent to the following address:





Ministry of the Environment




Geology and Geological Concessions Department




ul. Wawelska 52/54




00-922 Warszawa




POLSKA/POLAND




Information may be obtained from:






—


the website of the Ministry of the Environment: www.mos.gov.pl










—







Geology and Geological Concessions Department




Ministry of the Environment




ul. Wawelska 52/54




00-922 Warszawa




POLSKA/POLAND




Tel. +48 225792449




Fax +48 225792460




E-mail: dgikg@mos.gov.pl










Approved by:
Sławomir M. BRODZIŃSKI

Chief State Geologist